An analytical study of the causes of obesity in adults and children

Health is a very essential tool in ensuring growth of the economy. There has been a global rise in the prevalence of obesity.The world health organization therefore declared obesity as a critical public health issue in the last few decades. Obesity has a very great impact on the economy since managing the condition is expensive and it exposed the patients to so many other health conditions that reduce their productivity.To manage obesity all the health care providers,policy makers , researchers and the community in general should be very vigilant to determine the causes and how to deal with the causes.The obesity epidemic is the outcome of a multifaceted intricate interaction between environmental factors, genetic susceptibility, and human behaviour. The effect of genetics and disease on weight gain has been well illustrated in several studies. However, the key factor contributing to obesity still remains to be environmental factor. Obesity can then be said to be an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure on a daily basis. The different epidemiological studies have examined the different aspects of the causes of Obesity. The ever-growing evidence and continually expanding knowledge have demonstrated the complexity of the issue. Utilising evidence from these studies, this we will combine the different causes of obesity in both children and adults.